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The record
- Jurisdiction
- New York; Department of Financial Services · New York
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- N.Y. Ins. Law §§ 3217-h and 4306-g (telehealth parity); § 301
- Issued
- 2020-03-15 Mar. 15, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-15
- End
- Not rescinded within the period; the emergency telehealth cost-sharing regulation (11 NYCRR 52 amendment) was renewed through 2021 (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Mar. 15, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care ordersOther
- Addressees
- all insurers authorized to write accident and health insurance in New York
- Article 43 corporations
- HMOs
- student health plans
- municipal cooperative health benefit plans
- prepaid health services plans
- Functions reached
- IN health insurers (claims and network operations)
- CB patients and payers of every health care provider (industries 01-04): telehealth reimbursement rules
- TM telehealth
- Character
- context
- Collection
- State insurance and banking regulators AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING
Operative words
As part of these containment efforts, telehealth is especially important as a replacement for in-person visits to a health care provider. The purpose of this circular letter is to advise insurers authorized to write accident and health insurance in this state, Article 43 corporations, health maintenance organizations, student health plans certified pursuant to Insurance Law § 1124, municipal cooperative health benefit plans (collectively 'issuers'), and prepaid health services plans of coverage requirements for telehealth services.
Enforcement
N.Y. Ins. Law § 109 (penalties for violations of the Insurance Law and the Superintendent's directives); examination authority
Notes
Directed issuers to cover telehealth on the same basis as in-person care and, with the 62nd amendment to 11 NYCRR 52 adopted on an emergency basis, to waive cost-sharing for in-network telehealth during the emergency.
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